Advertising device



May 11 1926. I C. E. HAGGERTY ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Feb. 4. 1925 2Sheets-Sheet 2 @WW 5 0 m4 0 M M r. 5/

Patented May 11, 1926.

urrsn stars CHARLES EDWARD HAGGERTY, CF. VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA,CANADA.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Application: filed February 4, 1925. Serial No. 6,770.

fly invention relates to improvements in advertising devices, and the obect of my invention is to provide a device of this character which issimple and inexpensive to construct and operate, which is highlyattractive, and which is practical and of the utmost advertisingefiiciency.

I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the sign operatingmechanism.

Fig. 2 is top plan view of 1.

Fig. 8 is a cross sectional plan on the line 33 in Fig. l the shaftbeing shown in section at the roller groove.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged cross sectional plan view of one of the verticalshafts taken through the roller groove.

Fig. 5is a view illustrating the embodiment of the invention with anautomobile.

Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout theseveral views.

The device consists of two rectangular casings or boxes 1 and 2respectively, the casing 1 being of greater length than the casing 2,which casings are closed attheir upper and lower ends 3 1 and 5--6 lespectively,-their upper ends being centrally apertured as at 7 and-8 andtheir lower ends being provided with ball races 9 and 10 surroundingcentrally positionedsockets 11 and .12. Extending vertically within thecasing 1 is a shaft 13 the lower end of which bears on the ball race .9and isprovided with a central pivot 14 rotatably fittingithe socket11,while its upper end is reduced to form a smaller diameter shaft 15which extends rotatably through the cen tral aperture 7 and after beingextended to a suitable length is provided on its upper extremity withadvertising sign-receiving plates or boards 16, 17, 18, and 19 arrangedvertically and at right angles to each other. A sheave 20 is secured tothe shaft 15 just above the top of the casing 1. Adjacent its upper endthe shaft 13 is provided with a circumferential groove 21 in which arerotatably seated four equi-distantly spaced rollers, indicated by thenumerals 22, 23, 24 and 25 each of which rollers is supported in a jaw,26, 27, 28 and 29 respectively, which jaws are provided with pins 30 theends of which are freely mounted in re cesses 30 in the walls of thecasing 1 and on these pins and between the casing walls and the jaws aremounted coil springs 31 serving to keep the rollers in spring-pressedengagement with the shaft 13 and the bot tom of the groove 21 undercutat four equidistant points, as at 32, 33, 3 1 and 25 to provide seatsfor the rollers and which, co-acting with the rollers, serve to hold theshaft against inadvertent movement due to vibration or other causes fromany position in which it may be set.

The casing 2 is provided with a mechanism similar to that in easing 1,having a vertical rotatable shaft 36, the lower end of which bears onthe ball race 10 and is provided with a central pivot 37 rotatablyfitting the socket 12, while its upper end is reduced to form a smallerdiameter shaft 38 which extends rotatably through the central aperture 8and is fitted with a sheave 39 positioned in alignment with the sheave20 on shaft 15, andsheave 39 is provided with four vertical pins spacedequidistantly 1O, 11,- 4:2, and 13 forming handles for rotating thesheave. and a so acting as indicators to indicate the position of therespective sign plates 16,17, 18, and 19 as hereinafter men tioned. Theshaft 36' is also provided towards its upper end with a circumferentialgroove 44 in which are seated four equidismounted coil springs 19serving to keep the rollers in spring-pressed engagement with the shaftv36 and the bottom of the groove 441 is undercut at four equidistantpoints as at to provide seats for the rollers, similar to the undercutseats already described with reference to shaft 13, so that the shaft 36is also held against inadvertent movement due to vibration or othercauses.

51 indicates a rope passed around the sheaves 20 and 89. 52'indicates anarm pivotally connected to a stationary bracket 53 secured to anysuitable support, which arm is provided with spring steel fingers 54 and55 and may be swung down to bring the fingers on opposite sides of anyone of the handles 10, 4:1, 42, or 48, as shown by the full lines inFig. 1, to positively prevent any rotary movement of the sheave 39 orswing up to clear them and permit its movement,

as desired as shown by the dot and dash lines.

The manner in which the device is used and its operation will be readilyseen, reference being had to Fig. 5, in which its embodiment in anautomobile, indicated by the numeral 56, is illustrated. The casing 1,with its associated parts, is placed in the interior of the vehicle,with the shaft 15 extending through the canopy to a suitable height andfitted at its extremity with the sign boards 16, 17 18, 19 on which theadvertising matter is placed. The casing 2, with its associated parts,is placed within easy reach of the driver so that by gripping any one ofthe handles 40, 41, 42 or 43 and partially or entirely rotating thesheave 39 the sheave 20 and the shaft 15 may also be partially orentirely rotated and consequently the sign boards may be moved to facein any desired direction as required. As the sign boards are not withinthe view of the driver it is necessary for him to know the actualposition of the same so that the handles are placed on the same axes asthe boards and also as the undercut seats in the shafts 13 and 36,preferably on the longitudinal and transverse axes of the vehicle, andconsequently when the handles are brought into position lying on thesesaid axes the sign boards are then known to be properly positioned onthe same axes and the locking rollers are seated in their resepctiveundercut seats so that on removing the hand from the sheave operatinghandle, the shaft 15, and consequently the sign boards are held againstinadvertent movement from their adjusted position. V

From the foregoing it will be seen'that I have devised a simple,practical and attractive advertising device.

What I claim as my invention is 1. An advertising device comprising, arotatable shaft having a circumferential groove in the bottom of whichare spaced undercut seats, said shaft being provided with a sheave andan extension extending through the sheave on the end of which signboards are mounted, a second rotatable shaft spaced from thefirst-mentioned one also having a circumferential groove in the bottomof which are spaced undercut seats, said second shaft being providedwith a handled sheave, a rope passed around said sheaves, a stationaryenclosing casing for each shaft, a plurality of jawed members carriedfreely on the walls of the respective casings opposite the shaft groove,there being as many jawed members as there are undercut seats in theshaft groove, rollers carried by said jawed members seated in the shaftgroove adapted when in registration to engage said undercu't' seats, andsprings mounted between the casing walls and the said awed members.

2. An advertising device comprising, a rotatable shaft provided with asheave and an extension extending through the sheave on the end of whichare mounted sign boards arranged longitudinally and transversely,

said shaft having a circumferential groove in the bottom of whlch arespaced undercut seats arranged to lie respectively alined with therespective sign board axes, a second rotatable shaft spaced from thefirst-mentioned one also having a circumferential groove in the bottomof which are spaced undercut seats arranged to lie respectively alinedwith the respective sign board axes and thefirstmentioned shaft undercutseat axes, said second shaft being provided with a sheave, a rope passedaround both sheaves, a stationary enclosing casing for each shaft, aplurality of jawed members ineach casing carried freely on the wallsthereof opposite the shaft groove and the undercut seats thereof, therebeing as many jawed members as there are undercut seats in the groove,rollers carried by said jaws seated in the shaft groove normally engagedin the respective undercut seats, springs mounted between the casingwalls and the jawed members, and handles secured to the second shaftsheave as many in number as there are undercut seats in its shaft grooveand alined respectively with the respective seat axes.

Dated at Vancouver, B. of January, 1925.

CHARLES EDWARD HAGGERTY.

C., this 29th day

